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Ten years ago, sales of front-drive large luxury cars outsold rear-drive ones by close to a 2:1 ratio. Last year, according to WardsAuto.com, that ratio was nearly even.
Hear Ward's AutoWorld Editor Drew Winter's latest take on the auto industry in his weekly report on Detroit's WJR radio:
